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COMBINED DESK-AND FOLDING WARDROBE-BED. No. 244,566. Patented July 19,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST N. DORING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED DES K AND FOLDING WARDROBE-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,566, dated July 19,1881.

Application filed September '7, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST N. DORING, of

the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a newvand usefulImprovement in Combined Desk and FoldingWardrobe-Bed, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Figure l is a front elevation of the improve ment. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation, partly in section. 1

Ihe object of this inventionis to furnish folding wardrobe-beds providedwith-desks so constructed that they can beopened and used with as muchfacility as though they were only desks, and which at the same time willnot interfere with the opening and closing of the wardrobe-beds.

A represents the rear or stationary part of a wardrobe-bed, and Brepresents the forward folding part.

-To the forward edges of the sides of the folding part B are attached,at a suitable height fromthe floor, brackets 0. To the inner sides ofthe brackets O are attached the ends of a board, D, which forms theinner and stationary part of the desk-top, and which may be horizontalor slightly inclined.

To the outer edge of the board D is hinged the edge of the board E,which forms the movable part of the desk-top. The board E is hinged insuch a manner that when turned down its edge may rest against the edgeof the board D. and leave the upper'surface of the two boards smooth andin the same plane. The board E is made of such a width that when turnedup or closed its upper edge may rest 5 arms to support it when turneddown, which 40 arms are not shown in the drawings.

If desired, a curved board may be attached to the outer side of theboard E, as shown in Fig. 2, for ornamental purposes, in which case thespace between the saidcurved board and the board E may be used forholding papers, access to the said space being bad through a door in thesaid board E.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent A wardrobe-bedconsisting, essentially, of the stationary back A, the folding front B,the brackets G, the inner board, 1), forming the stationary part ofdesk, and the outer board, E, forming the hinged movable part of desk,as shown and described.

ERNEST N. BORING.

Witnesses:

. JAMES 'l. GRAHAM,

O. SEDGWICK.

